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The ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty) is an alliance between these countries. The treaty is the security in the Pacific Ocean if one of these 3 members is to be attacked and will help each other if such situations arise. This treaty is still alive in today's society.
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The Vietnam War timespan.
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The first members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrive in South Vietnam.
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The dates in which Australia first came to Vietnam to assist South Vietnam and repell the Vietcong communists from the North and their leave to Vietnam. To stop the commitment in this war.
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Advisor, Sergeant William Hacking becomes the first Australian to die in Vietnam when his weapon accidentally discharges after being caught in vegetation. This shows the terrain calamities that were still being adapted by the Australia soldiers.
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Robert menzies announces the introduction of national service to increase the army strenght from an approximate of 20,000 troops to an extra 10,000 troops.
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Australian citizens make demonstrations against the war in Sydney resulting 60+ arrests.
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Harold Holt succeeds Robert Menzies as Prime Minister.
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The battle saw the action of 108 ANZUS troops against a Viet-Cong forces, estimated between to about 2,500 troops. The Battle was one of the heaviest conflicts of the Vietnam War as well as one the few battles in the recorded history of the world to be won against such odds. This was a decisive Australian Victory. Its belligerents consited of Australian and some American troops.
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The Battle of Coral & Balmoral, East of Saigon, one of the major battle Australia was involved in. This was an Anti-Communist Victory.
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Operations in Bihn Ba was exceuted. The search of the Vietcong was substantial. Insurgents continued to return to and operate from the village.
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Ho Chi Minh dies in Hanoi at the age of 79.
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The Ceasefire begins; a prelude to the Paris Peace Accord, warring parties stopped in the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon, president of the united States during the time stopped aerial bombing in Vietnam. The war was ending...
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The SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Orginization) is formed and established at this time. Signed in manila; this pact is to primarily block the influence of communism in the South East Asia Territory.
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SEATO ended on this date. Many nations lost intrest of this pact and withdrew, the Vietnam War ended before then, thinking this is uneccessary.
